When Mississippi State softball needed a miracle, the Bulldogs got one. And the #17 Mississippi State Bulldogs certainly took advantage of an incredible 6th inning surge to upend the remarkable #10 Florida Gators in the series opener.
In a thrilling matchup at Nusz Park, the Mississippi State Bulldogs emerged victorious over the Florida Gators with a final score of 13-12.
Quite clearly that game was a high-scoring affair.
Here’s what happened in the Miss. State softball team’s win over Florida.
Table of Contents
- Mississippi State softball outlasts Florida in high-scoring thriller
- Mississippi State’s sixth inning rally seals the win
- SEC standings after Mississippi State softball beat Florida to start series
| Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 2 |
| Miss. State | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | X | 13 | 14 | 1 |
It was steady early on for the Florida Gators as they climbed out to a 2-0 lead heading into the third inning. And the Mississippi State had one of their impressive scoring bursts to climb ahead 4-2.
Salen Hawkins smacked a homer to put Miss. State on the board. And then after a Barbary RBI double tied things up for the Bulldogs. And then shoutout to Madisyn Kennedy, who hit a two-run home to put MSU up 4-2.
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AND THEN FLORIDA RESPONDED BY SCORING FIVE RUNS IN THE TOP OF THE 4TH INNING.
This game was bonkers.
Mississippi State softball outlasts Florida in high-scoring thriller
As the Gators battled back in the fourth, Mississippi State was able to chip away at the deficit with a two-run scoring burst in the 5th inning.
AND THEN FLORIDA RESPONDED BY SCORING FIVE RUNS IN THE TOP OF THE 6TH INNING.
In the top of the sixth, Florida extended their lead with a dreadfully impressive five-run outburst. Otis tripled, driving in two runs, followed by an RBI single from Walsh and a two-run homer by Goddard.
However, the Bulldogs refused to go down quietly, exploding for seven runs in the bottom of the sixth. Cook’s two-run homer and Barbary’s RBI single were key hits in the inning.
Mississippi State’s sixth inning rally seals the win
While the Florida Gators had an incredible sixth inning surge of their own, Mississippi State’s was even better. After Florida put up 5 runs to take a 12-6 lead over the Bulldogs, MSU scored SEVEN RUNS to win 13-12.
Here’s everything that happened in the sixth inning for the MSU Bulldogs:
- Blaine doubled to right field.
- Wallace pinch ran for Blaine.
- Wesolowski singled to left field; Wallace advanced to third.
- Wesolowski stole second and advanced to third on a throwing error by the third baseman; Wallace scored on the error. UF 12 – MSU 7
- Miller replaced Rothrock as the pitcher for Florida.
- Sells pinch ran for Wesolowski.
- Edwards flied out to center field for a sacrifice fly, driving in Sells. UF 12 – MSU 8
- Hawkins singled to shortstop.
- Sosa pinch hit for St. Clair.
- Sosa doubled down the third base line; Hawkins advanced to third.
- St. Clair replaced Sosa in left field.
- Sacco singled up the middle, driving in Hawkins; St. Clair advanced to third. UF 12 – MSU 9
- Goelz moved to first base.
- Kistler replaced Goddard in right field.
- Brown replaced Miller as the pitcher for Florida.
- Sacco advanced to second, and St. Clair scored on a wild pitch. UF 12 – MSU 10
- Barbary singled down the first base line, driving in Sacco. UF 12 – MSU 11
- Kennedy replaced Hull at first base.
- Kennedy struck out swinging.
- Cook homered to center field, scoring Barbary. UF 12 – MSU 13
- Blaine replaced Wallace as the designated player.
- Blaine reached on a fielding error by the third baseman.
- Wesolowski replaced Sells at catcher.
- Wesolowski singled through the left side; Blaine advanced to second.
- Brownlee pinch hit for Edwards.
- Brownlee flied out to right field to end the inning.
This game was bizarre and ridiculous. Everett earned the win for Mississippi State, which was wild and great. Marron snagged the save for MSU. And pitching was hardly the focus of this game for either of these teams. Slugging and power hitting and fun home runs. That was the focus.
SEC standings after Mississippi State softball beat Florida to start series
| Team | SEC | PCT | Overall | PCT | HOME | ROAD | NEUTRAL | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tenn. | 6-0 | 1.000 | 25-4 | 0.862 | 12-0 | 9-0 | 4-4 | W17 |
| UGA | 5-1 | 0.833 | 28-4 | 0.875 | 18-2 | 4-0 | 6-2 | W5 |
| A&M | 8-2 | 0.800 | 28-5 | 0.848 | 17-1 | 6-3 | 5-1 | L1 |
| Florida | 5-2 | 0.714 | 29-5 | 0.853 | 15-1 | 10-4 | 4-1 | L1 |
| LSU | 6-4 | 0.600 | 27-4 | 0.871 | 19-2 | 5-2 | 3-0 | W3 |
| Miss. State | 6-4 | 0.600 | 25-7 | 0.781 | 15-3 | 7-2 | 3-2 | W2 |
| Ark | 3-3 | 0.500 | 24-8 | 0.750 | 4-2 | 5-2 | 15-4 | L1 |
| Mizzou | 4-5 | 0.444 | 28-7 | 0.800 | 4-2 | 12-3 | 12-2 | W3 |
| Ole Miss | 3-6 | 0.333 | 20-11 | 0.645 | 4-7 | 10-3 | 6-1 | L3 |
| Bama | 2-5 | 0.286 | 25-7 | 0.781 | 13-4 | 7-3 | 5-0 | L2 |
| Auburn | 2-7 | 0.222 | 15-9-1 | 0.620 | 10-3-1 | 2-5 | 3-1 | L3 |
| UK | 1-6 | 0.143 | 22-11 | 0.667 | 7-4 | 3-5 | 11-2 | W2 |
| USC | 0-6 | 0.000 | 22-10-1 | 0.682 | 14-6-1 | 2-3 | 6-1 | T1 |
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